[lostmsu]

> bottom 90% wages have seen just 44% growth

From the title of your page

[wiseowise]

> But top 1% wages have skyrocketed 182% since 1979 while bottom 90% wages have seen just 44% growth

[lostmsu]

"become richer alongside" == "become richer too"; by 44% according to your article

[wiseowise]

> It’s worth noting that these vastly unequal growth rates are on top of the already vast inequality that existed in 1979. Back then, the top 1% earned average wages ($281,932) more than nine times as much as the bottom 90% ($29,953). In 2023, the top 1% earned average wages ($794,129) more than 18 times as much as the bottom 90% ($43,035).

40k is what you call rich?

[lostmsu]

Do you understand a difference between a value and its time derivative?

[wiseowise]

Do you understand that rich got disproportionately richer in the last 50 years compared to bottom class?